Meditations from my Heart

I'm only 2 days away from flying out and I'm finding such a greater need to cling to God's promises and His truths. His word is satisfying and fulfilling and reassuring. Things i'm always reminded of is trust. joy. banishing anxiety. deliverance of fears. direction. righteousness and his unfailing love.

• "..asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding." -Colossians 1:9b
• "..my heart is glad and my body will rest secure because you will not abandon me..you have made known the path of life, you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand" -Psalm 16
• "..being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience." -Colossians 1:11
• "..pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored..but the Lord is faithful and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one..confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command..may the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perserverance." -2 Thessalonians 3:1-5
• "..the Lord is my helper and I will not be afraid.." -Hebrews 13:6

What I'm also learning is more of God's heart and what that looks like in my life. As James 1:27 says, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." It's easy for us to give lip service to the idea of helping but it's harder to put the words into practice. I feel so privilaged to answer the call to missions and go out into the nations, fight for justice, and spread the love of Jesus. This is the essence of what James teaches us when he says "Faith by itself, if is not accompanied by action, is dead." (James 2:17) and "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead" (James 2:26)

I desire for my relationship with the Lord to be an adventure. One where I find out what pleases Him, then going out and doing it. I am falling more in love with Jesus every day. I want God's will, not mine; His blueprints, not my elementary scribbling; God's assignment, not my foolish plans.

"Keep giving Jesus to your people not by words, but by your example, by your being in love with Jesus, by radiating his holiness and spreading his fragrance of love everywhere you go. Just keep the joy of Jesus as your strength. By happy and at peace. Accept whatever He gives--and give whatever He takes with a big smile because you belong to Him. My true community is the poor--their security is my security, their health is my health. My home is among the poor and not only the poor, but the poorest of them: the people no one will go near because they are filthy and suffering from contagious diseases, full of germs and vermin--infested; the people who can't go to church because they can't go out naked; the people who can no longer eat because they no longer have the strength; the people who lie down in the street, knowing they are going to die, while others look away and pass them by; the people who no longer cry because their tears have run dry."

                                                                    -Mother Teresa

                       The Lord wants me exactly where I am, I trust Him and I know He will provide the answers.